{"id":25250,"date":"2018-01-16T02:08:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T08:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=25250"},"modified":"2023-04-05T04:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T09:42:07","slug":"what-is-curl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/what-is-curl\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is cURL?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_28867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28867\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/What-is-cURL.jpg\" alt=\"What is cURL?\" width=\"742\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/What-is-cURL.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/What-is-cURL-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/What-is-cURL-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What is cURL?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-is-curl-command.jpg\" alt=\"what is curl command\" width=\"150\" height=\"45\" \/>Today we will talk about <strong>what is cURL?<\/strong> and why would you use the cURL command in Linux? cURL (Client URL Library) is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols. cURL\u00a0is a tool to transfer data from or to a server, using one of the following\u00a0 supported protocols (DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET and TFTP). The command is designed to work without user interaction. If you are a Linux command line user, you probably came across the <code>cURL<\/code> command. cURL is a command line tool that most system admins are using on a day to day basis to perform a variety of different tasks. In this article, we will explain what is cURL and why would you want to use it on your Linux VPS.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9d40f28b8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9d40f28b8b\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/what-is-curl\/#1-What-is-cURL\" >1. What is cURL?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/what-is-curl\/#2-Why-Would-You-Use-cURL\" >2. Why Would You Use cURL?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/what-is-curl\/#3-Install-cURL-on-a-Linux-VPS\" >3. Install cURL on a Linux VPS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/what-is-curl\/#4-How-to-use-cURL\" >4. How to use cURL<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-What-is-cURL\"><\/span>1. What is cURL?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>cURL is a command line tool which is used to transfer data from one server to another. Basically, the tool is designed to help you get or send files using URL based syntax and it works without user interaction. cURL supports a wide variety of common Internet protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER etc.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-is-curl-command-Linux.jpg\" alt=\"what is curl command Linux\" width=\"742\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-is-curl-command-Linux.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-is-curl-command-Linux-150x16.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-is-curl-command-Linux-300x31.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>cURL is free and open source so it is also used in many different devices including routers, printers, mobile phones etc. Basically, it is used in thousands of applications and millions of users are using it on a daily basis without even knowing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Why-Would-You-Use-cURL\"><\/span>2. Why Would You Use cURL?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28871\" style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/what-does-curl-do.jpg\" alt=\"what does curl do\" width=\"135\" height=\"118\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">what does curl do<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>cURL allows you to perform multiple file uploads on a single command line. The user can specify multiple URLs and they will be fetched in the specified order. Moreover, cURL offers proxy support, file uploads via FTP, sending requests over HTTP protocol, establishing connections via SSL, getting and setting cookies, user and password authentication, SMTP authentication and sending emails, authentication via POP3 and IMAP and many more. Simply, cURL can be used for everything that is related to Internet protocol transfers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/curl.haxx.se\/docs\/features.html\">full list of features is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>cURL uses libcurl, which is a client-side URL transfer library. This allows you to use cURL with multiple programming and scripting languages to build amazing applications.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Install-cURL-on-a-Linux-VPS\"><\/span>3. Install cURL on a Linux VPS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to install and use cURL on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linux VPS<\/a> you need to have SSH access. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/connect-to-your-linux-vps-via-ssh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connect to your server via SSH<\/a> and run the following commands to install cURL:<\/p>\n<p>On an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu VPS<\/a>, run:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get update<\/pre>\n<p>This will update the package index. Then, run the following command to install cURL:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get install curl<\/pre>\n<p>On a\u00a0CentOS VPS, run:<\/p>\n<pre>yum install curl<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-How-to-use-cURL\"><\/span>4. How to use cURL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you install cURL on your server you can check our guide about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/curl-command-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to use cURL<\/a> to perform simple URL checks, download files, get HTTP header information from a website as well as how to access an FTP server. Also, we recommend you to check the cURL man page for more usage options and examples:<\/p>\n<pre>man curl<\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-25288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL.png\" alt=\"What is cURL?\" width=\"293\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL.png 343w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL-200x60.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/What-is-cURL-50x15.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/>Of course, you don\u2019t have to learn <strong>what is cURL,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0if you use one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\">Ultra-Fast and Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install cURL for you. They are available 24\u00d77 and will take care of your request immediately. You can always ask our system administrator about what is cURL? and how to use it.<\/p>\n<p>PS. If you liked this post on <strong>What Is cURL command in Linux?<\/strong>\u00a0 please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. 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